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Durham Recorder in Durham, North Carolina

18 Dec 1908

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Durham Recorder

Location

Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1908

Page

4

Spelling Feud Ends in Classmate Triumph and Squires Change

In Four Mile the Red Haw district rivalry over spelling leads to a Christmas Eve match. Harriet Hepner and Sam Wakely go head to head with a prize of 25 dollars. Squire Hepner, moved by Sam’s victory, awards the prize and reconciles with Harriet’s family.

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Christmas at the White House Through the Ages

The article traces Christmas at the White House from Adams to Lincoln, noting Mrs. Adams’ early struggles with an unfinished home, Jefferson and Madison era celebrations, and Mrs. Madison’s famed entertaining, with later presidents maintaining varying styles from simple to lavish amid wartime losses and staff support. It cites Washington Star as the source.

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White House President Adams John Adams Independence Hall Philadelphia Washington Congress Butte Georgetown Adams Quincy Mass Thomas Jefferson Jefferson Montiverlo Martha T White House Christma James Madison Madison Nineteenth Street Pennsyvania Avenue Maddison Monee Wen James Madrow John Quincy Adams Tennessee Emily Dow First Ady Jackson Lincoln William Tad Christ Bé&Ys Wic House Washington Star
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The Neighborhood Christmas Tree Mystery

A brief quip from The Suburbanite about a neighbor not borrowing a Christmas tree, noting the irony that others have not sent in to borrow it. Brooklyn Life adds a wry aside.

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Brooklyn
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Santa and The Merkid tale in ocean hosts a toy request

A whimsical Harper's Weekly poem by Earle Hocker Eaton imagines Santa aboard a submarine, delivering a Teddy bear to the mermaid merkid beneath the sea. Merfolk residents react with ire as a dogfish is set upon Santa, who faces scorn from waggish mermen and mermaid kin.

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Santa Teddy Bear Merkid Santa Claus Teddy Earle Hocker Eaton Harper's Weekly
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Clady Patch Jacs Oak Agratel Whitehead Ned Sam Waitely Frank H.sweet The President Jackson Santa and the Merkid Jim'ney Roun
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